Hasselblad A-12 back question

I recently purchased an A-12 back from ebay. I put a couple rolls

of film thru it this weekend to test it out. When I developed the

film, i discovered that there is a small piece of what looks like

film with the previous owner's copyright mark. The little piece of

film puts his name on the non-image edge of the frame. Now that i

think of it, WHAT A GREAT IDEA !! I figure maybe this is a common

modification and thought first to contact the previous owner to find

out where the work was done. (the back probably needs to have a

little metal milled out to accomodate the "name" But i thought i

might as well try here first. Any ideas?

Where on the non-image edge of the frame is it? Can you post an example?

HEY !!! good idea, here's a scan of the negative, I've already removed the small film (apparently glued) in the film back, WHATCHA THINK?

okay, i give up. How do i post an image with this entry?

Some of us have done that for years and usually can be done by a qualified

camera tech.

This modification was done by a company in the (I think) late '80's to certainly early '90's. It involved cutting away a slight portion of the magazine frame and inserting a Kodalith type mask that would imprint the copyright, date, and name. It was highly mentioned in Photo District News.

 

I remember seeing their booth at the one and only Photo Expo Midwest.

You were supposed to send them each back and they would put in a new date each year (so far as I can remember). Jay Maisel was quoted in the ads as saying "they've saved our asses!" (as far as I can remember). Anyway....the company has gone out of business!

 

There are a lot of modified backs and bodies floating around out there! Just check before you buy!

 

BTW...yes, it WAS a great idea! Just wonder why everybody didn't jump on the bandwagon (no, I didn't)?

thanks Todd, indeed correct. I contacted the seller and was going to post the answer, but you beat me to it. Thanks for your help.